Valley, hip, and ridge construction for roofs



Sept. 25, 1928. 1,685,524 I mum, an, AND RIDGE 'OONSMU'CTION ma HOOPS med Aug. 17,1925

2 Shoots-Shoot 1 Sept. 25, 1928.

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VALLEY, HIP, AND RIDGE CONSTRUCTION FOR noor's Filed Aug. 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 25, 1928.

FLOYD DOW, O1 W'YANET, ILLINOIS.

PATENT OFFICE.

VALLEY, HIP, AND RIDGE CONSTRUCTION FOB ROOTS.

Application filed August 17, 1925. Serial 1T0. 50,615.

embodiment in the accompanying drawings,

in which- Fig. 1 represents a broken perspective view of a sheet-metal valley-member and interlocking flashings employed; Fig. 2 represent-s a broken cross-sectional view of a valley'in a roof having the valley-member and interlocking flashings applied thereto; Fig. 3 represents a broken plan view, showing one portion of the structure shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 represents a perspective of one of the flashings employed, these flashings being interchangeably used in connection with a-valley member, a hip-member, or a'ridge-member; Fig. 5 represents a broken sectional view of a roof-hip equipped with the improvement; and Fig. fire/presents a, broken. sectional view ofa roof-ridge equipped with the improvement, this viewshowmg also a ridgefinish member inserted.

As indicated above, the interlocking flashings which .are employed in the invention are adapted to interlock with the hook-like flanges of a valley-member'inthe manner illustrated in Fig. 1,-or with the hook-like flanges of a'hip-member, as illustrated in Fig. 5, orwith the hook-like flanges of aridgemember, as illustrated in Fig. 6.

Referring to Figs'l to 'inclusive, A designates a valleymember; and B, B designates separately formed. flashings having interlocking connection with the valley-member. Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, A designates a reversely-bent sheet-metal member which is adapted to serve as a hip-member, oras a ridge-member, the flashings B being adapted to be employed in association either with the valley-member A, or with the hip, or ridge, 'memberA'.

The members employed may be formed from copper, galvanized sheet-metal, or other suitable sheet material.

The member A is of V-shaped cross-section, having a depressed apex portion 1. At the lateral edges of the strip the metal is bent upwardly and inwardly to provide hook-like interlock flanges 2.

Each flashing B preferabl is formed from a single strip of metal whic has its median longitudinal portion folded upon itself to provide a two-ply hook-like flange 3, which is adapted to interlock with the hook-like flange2. ()ne wing of the metal is extended from the base of the flange 3 to afford a nailing-strip 4. The other wing of the metal is extended from the tip of thehook 3 to form the portions 5 and 6 which meet at an apex 7. The portions 5 and 6 are adapted to overlie the wall of the valley and the salient points 3 and 6 are adapted to bear upon the wall of the valley. From the salient point 6*, the wing extends to provide a flange 8 which serves as an abutment against which the edge of the roof-covering (shingles or roofing-sheets) may bear. The flange 8 serves also as a bindingstrip when the flange is bent over the adjacent margin'of the shingle, or roof-covering, in the manner illustrated at the right hand portion of Fig. 2, for example.

It is preferred to bend the edge-portionof the flange 8 back upon the body of the flange, as indicated at 8, thus providing afinished edge for the flange.

In Fig. 2, the sloping Walls of the roof whichmeet to form the valley are designated C. C. The valley-memberA is placed in the valley. "It may be secured by nails, if desired, provided the nails'are located sufficiently close to the hooks 2 to" enable the nails to be covered by theflashings B. On-the other hand, the valley-member A may be temporarily held in position, and need not be nailed ,to the roof,'unless desired. The flashings B are connected with the hook-like flanges 2 of the valley-member A by interlocking the hook-like flanges 3with the flangesfl. The

nailing-strips 4 of the flashings may then be securedto the roof by means of nails 9.

' The roof-covering D which may comprise a sheet of ready-roofing, or which may eonsist of shingles, is secured to the roof in the usual way. The margin of the roof-covering extends over that portion of the flashing B which rests on the roof and the edge of the covering abuts against the flange 8. The

flange i then bent over the marginal portion thin Au a purposes.

ap l d formeet ng the arious conditions which are of the roof-covering and isbattered against the roof-covering means' of the Wooden mallet. Usually, before the roofcovering is applied, the interlock-flanges of the Valleyinember and the fiashings' arebattered' re gether so as to lie close to the roof. Referring to F1 tion corresponds with the constructlon already described, exeep't'that the hip-member,

or dge member, 1; is reversely bent to proiee the apex-l and the externai nterlock it, Otherwise, the sheetmetal and roof-covering construction corresponds with t that alread described and the )arts are ind cated by corresponding reference charactei lhe; foundati'on for the roof-covering isldesgnated C in thesefigures. [The ridgemer her A? is laced onthe rid e or hi i i i r 4 V, a b 9 7 i {in is: a as the case may be, and the flashrngs B are interlocked With the flanges 52 f the ridgeniember and secured to the-roe". foundation. The, roof-covering I) is applied in the usual way, and the flanges 8 are folded over the edge or the roof-covering to serve as bind- In Fig. 6,; E designates a finishing-strip; In the illustration given this comprises a sh 'et,metal member which iscurv'ed about a lon ltudinal axis to provide thefpartcylinf drical body-portion 10; and the member is provided at its edges, with flanges lQfii'lwhich rest upon the Wings of the hip-member A and underlie.the upper portions of the flashings Band theupperedges of the shingles.

Itwill be noted that in each of the figures there is shown a small gutter channel 11 which underlies the edge-portion of the ro of-covering or shingles. In practice, provision may be made it'or a moderateainount .of slope lengthwise of the ridge, if desired( In-the case of the" hips, as well as in the case-of the \7al.leys;tl1ere is always a slope so that if any ings which can beinterchangeably used in connection iyith alley-members and ridge members, ivhether the ridge-members be ems 'iloyed at the'hips or atthe peak ofthe roof. The yariousi a ley members, ridge-members, and flashingspan be nested for transportation e feature of the employment of mterehafiflable flashings facilitates the use of these sheetmetahparts in connection With roofs 'ofyarying inclinations and Varying an gles; In practice, thesheet-metal members may readily. bent from the form ,in which they are manufactured to accommodate them to the particularroof to which they are to be hloreoven the invention provides encountered in roof construct on without the necessity of tcarrying large stocks of mate rials For illustration, a lumber dealer or ;a

; hardware dealer may carry in stock a suit-- and 6, the construe V i tudinal provide the necessary metal trim at the valleys, hips and ridges of roofs, the artisan making such anal esia bends, angles, etc. as may be desirable to suit the particular sih'iatien.

v It may be added that the fiashings are blind naileth and that therepractically is no'dangier of water passing the interlock-flanges and seeping under the roof-covering so as to cause leakage". Also, the flanges ofthe ings which serve ultimately as bindings for the edges ofthe roof covering serve in the firstin'stance as, guidesvfor the laying of the shingles, or roofing-sheets, as the case may be. Furthermore, since the edges are bound by deans of metalystrips, it is of small consequence Whether the shingles or roof-covering has its edges accurately mitered. p r If desired, the flash igs 13; especially Where they new be used in connection with valleymembers, may provided at the bottoms of the gutter channels 11 with perforations to permit escape into the valley of any Water which may by any possibility enter the gutter 11,, .;These perforations are not really essential, however,and:may be omitted if desired; I If desired, flashings may be formed iutegrally with the hip or valley member. That is, a single strip of metal may be so folded as to provide, for example, a,valley, flank Ting. nailing-strips, and binding flanges at the junctions'of the nailing-strips and Valley, said binding-flanges being adapted to. be folded over the edges of the roof-covering. a The foregoing detailed description has been given for ,clea-rness ,of understanding only,'a;nd no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but. the appended claimsshould be construed as broadly as pern iissilile inyiewof the prior art. \What I regard as, new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is ,7 v u.

-1. The combination of a ridge or valley Strip provided at its lateraledges with interlock flanges, and flashing-strips, ,provided medially with interlM ler-flanges adapted to engage-saidfirst-named flanges, each flashingstrip having one Wing adapted to project past the lateral edge ofthe first mentioned strip and-seri' e as a nailing-strip and another Wing adapted toserve' as an edge-binding for the roof coyering. H i, ,7 a I 2; In meansvof the character set forth, the combination of a-ridge or valley strip having its lateral edge-portions bent to afford interlochflanges, and flashingstrips hayingv their intermediate portions provided with longifolds affording interlock-hooks adapted to engage said interlock-flanges, each flashing-strip having one Wing, adapted to project past the lateral edge of the first meniae ing-strip and the other wing may serve as a binder. I

4. An interchangeable metal trim for ridges and valleys comprising a ridge-member provided at its lateral edges with interlock-flanges, a valley-member provided at its lateral edges with interlock-flanges, and flashings provided medially with interlock-flanges adapted to co-act with either the valley-member or ridge-member, the flashing-strips having one wing adapted to project past the interlock-flange of the ridge and valley-member and serve as a nailing-strip and another wing adapted to serve as a binder.

5. In means of the character set forth, the combination with a valley-member or ridge-member provided at its lateral edges with interlock-flanges, of a pair of flashings, each flashing having a binding-strip wing and a nailing-strip wing and having the metal thereof folded to provide a hook-like flange which underlies the nailing-strip wing and engages the corresponding flange of the firstmentioned member.

6. Means of the construction specified in claim 4, characterized by the metal of the flashing being so folded as to provide salient lines at the extremity of the hook-like flange and at the junction with the base-portion of the binding-flange adapted to bear on the wing of the valley, or ridge-member.

7 The combination with a roof foundation provided with a valley, or ridge, of a valley or ridge-member provided with lateral interlock-flanges, flashing-strips folded along medial lines to provide hook-like interlockflanges engaging said'first-named interlockflanges one wing of each flashing projecting beyond the interlock-flanges and affording a nailing-strip and the other wing affording a binding-strip, nails securing the nailingstrips to the roof foundation, and roofcoverings having edge-portions underlying the flashings, the wings constituting the binding-strips being folded. over the edge-portions of the roof-coverings.

FLOYD DOW. 

